2009 Ehlers Estate Cabernet Franc
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Wine Profile:
Vintage: 2009
Wine Type: Red Wine
Varietal: Cabernet Franc
Varietal Composition:
100% Cabernet Franc
Harvest Date: October 5-7, 2009
Sugar: 25.2 °Brix
Acid: 0.56 TA
PH: 3.79 pH
Bottling Date: August 25, 2011
Alcohol %: 14.5
Tasting Notes:
This is a big, rich, massive, chewy, beautiful Cabernet Franc. My first winemaking notes were “Wow, blend this into everything!” Velvety, silky, ripe and juicy, this wine is sprinkled with currants, black cherry, cayenne, vanilla bean and cigar wrapper. This 2009 vintage is one of the finest Cabernet Franc’s our property has ever produced.
Vineyard Notes:
The extraordinary 2009 growing season brought us yet another drought year, which is generally ideal for winegrapes, yet not so great for everything else. We had a beautiful, long warm sunny summer with and endless string of hot days and cool nights. The red wines emerged from the fermentation tanks with brilliant color, fantastic extraction, and ripe, mature, supple tanins. The Ehlers crew brought all of our fruit in before the onslaught of early October rains which caught many Napa Valley vintners by surprise.
Production:
474 cases
Other Notes:
Fruit Source: 100% Estate Grown Farming: 100% CCOF Certified Organic, 100% Demeter Certified Biodynamic Oak Regime: 100% French Oak, 50% New Primary Coopers: Nadalie, St. Martin, Baron, Demptos, De Jarnac